What is the distance covered by the object at the time between 0s to 10s?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking to analyze the position-time graph provided to determine the distance covered by the object between the time interval of 0 seconds to 10 seconds.
Answer
The distance covered by the object is \( 5 \, \text{m} \).
Answer for screen readers
The distance covered by the object between 0 seconds to 10 seconds is ( 5 , \text{m} ).
Steps to Solve
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Identify Positions on the Graph At ( t = 0 ) seconds, the position is at ( 0 ) m. At ( t = 10 ) seconds, the position is at ( 5 ) m.
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Calculate the Total Distance Covered The distance covered by the object can be found by subtracting the initial position from the final position:
$$ \text{Distance} = \text{Final Position} - \text{Initial Position} $$
Substituting the values:
$$ \text{Distance} = 5 , \text{m} - 0 , \text{m} = 5 , \text{m} $$
- Confirm Final Calculation The distance indicates how far the object has moved in total from its starting point to the endpoint over the time interval given.
The distance covered by the object between 0 seconds to 10 seconds is ( 5 , \text{m} ).
More Information
The graph shows that the object starts at the origin and moves to 5 meters as you analyze the position over time. The shape of the graph indicates how the object changed its position during the interval.
Tips
- Confusing distance with displacement. Distance is the total movement, regardless of direction, while displacement is the change in position.
- Misreading the graph, particularly the final position at ( t = 10 ) seconds.
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